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Atwood basked in future-speak in Oryx and Crake; the science, the technology, the scary could-possibly-come-to-fruition ...more...]]> Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History (Hardcover) by Sarah B. Pomeroy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70272343 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51f%2Baku1oqL._SL75_.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:13:09 -0800
Having some (not too much) background in Greek history and language, I took a course and this was the required reading. The language is plain, connective, and very straightforward, a huge plus in terms of historical textbooks. Th...more...]]> Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages (Hardcover) by Ammon Shea]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80956716 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203704017s/2300922.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:40:52 -0800 Tom's Midnight Garden (Paperback) by Philippa Pearce]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80698381 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YVP8zCVwL._SL75_.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:50:19 -0800 The Lantern Bearers (Paperback) by Rosemary Sutcliff]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80528767 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202428s/149418.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:49:38 -0800
I just wasn't convin...more...]]> Dry (Paperback) by Augusten Burroughs]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80588854 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168389326s/32370.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:37:27 -0800 Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's (Hardcover) by John Elder Robison]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80588395 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494s/454856.jpg 2458421 Alli Fertile http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252525466p2/2458421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2458421-alli-fertile Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:33:42 -0800